Could this be Cate Blanchett’s third Oscar win?
The first award nominations of the season are here! I like to think of these guys as the precursors to the Indie Spirits more than any other group- these are limited to movies made for under $30 million, so they’re always small and most won’t show up at the Oscars or anywhere else. But some of the actors may make their way to a bigger stage, like last year’s Supporting winner, Troy Kotsur from CODA. It’s the first hint of what critics liked most this year, which seems to be Tar and the just released, critically raved Aftersun, starring Paul Mescal. Have to add that to my list. Other favorites are Women Talking and Everything, Everywhere, All At Once, which is bound for Oscar attention as well. And the Gothams no longer have gendered categories, which the Indie Spirits have decided to do away with as well, and now the LA Critics have jumped onboard with that, so we can all see where this is headed for the rest of them. It’s hard to imagine Oscars getting rid of Best Actor and Best Actress (or the Golden Globes or other major televised awards bodies), but I’m sure eventually this is where it’s all headed.
2022 GOTHAM AWARD NOMINATIONS
Best Feature
“Aftersun”
“The Cathedral”
“Dos Estaciones”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“TÁR”
Best Documentary Feature
“All That Breathes”
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
“I Didn’t See You There”
“The Territory”
“What We Leave Behind”
Best International Feature
“Athena”
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“Corsage”
“Decision to Leave”
“Happening”
“Saint Omer”
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
Charlotte Wells for “Aftersun”
Owen Kline for “Funny Pages”
Elegance Bratton for “The Inspection”
Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovi for “Murina”
Beth de Araújo for “Soft & Quiet”
Jane Schoenbrun for “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair”
Best Screenplay
“After Yang,” Kogonada
“Armageddon Time,” James Gray
“Catherine Called Birdy,” Lena Dunham
“TÁR,” Todd Field
“Women Talking,” Sarah Polley
Outstanding Lead Performance
Cate Blanchett in “TÁR”
Danielle Deadwyler in “Till”
Dale Dickey in “A Love Song”
Colin Farrell in “After Yang”
Brendan Fraser in “The Whale”
Paul Mescal in “Aftersun”
Thandiwe Newton in “God’s Country”
Aubrey Plaza in “Emily the Criminal”
Taylor Russell in “Bones and All”
Michelle Yeoh in “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Outstanding Supporting Performance
Jessie Buckley in “Women Talking”
Raúl Castillo in “The Inspection”
Hong Chau in “The Whale”
Bryan Tyree Henry in “Causeway”
Nina Hoss in “TÁR”
Noémie Merlant in “TÁR”
Ke Huy Quan in “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Mark Rylance in “Bones and All”
Gabrielle Union in “The Inspection”
Ben Whishaw in “Women Talking”
Breakthrough Performer
Anna Cobb in “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair”
Frankie Corio in “Aftersun”
Anna Diop in “Nanny”
Gracija Filipovic in “Murina”
Kalie Reis in “Catch the Fair One”
Rave reviews for Aftersun, a debut feature film which seems destined for best of 2022 lists
